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Clinton takes on the fake news saying, ‘Lives are at risk.’ Remembering John Glenn. Online petition seeks shelters for homeless in SLC.
Happy Friday. Hillary Clinton challenged Congress on Thursday to combat fake and misleading news on social media, using a post-election appearance to tackle an is...
Clinton takes on the fake news saying, ‘Lives are at risk.’ Remembering John Glenn. Online petition seeks shelters for homeless in SLC.
Happy Friday...

Contradictions in foreign policy: Romney, Huntsman and other secretary of state candidates. Herbert releases 2018 budget. UTA admits it spent more on anti-union lobbying.
Happy Thursday. At first blush, they seem remarkably alike: 10 older white men, all successful in their chosen fields, and all ...
Contradictions in foreign policy: Romney, Huntsman and other secretary of state candidates. Herbert releases 2018 budget. UTA admits it spent more on ...

Trump’s ‘victory rally,’ more like a ‘We told you so” tour. The president-elect notes his win over McMullin. Chaffettz says he will probe any alleged Trump wrongdoing but only after he’s sworn in.
Happy Friday. Donald Trump’s first return to the road since winning the election was billed as a “tha...
Trump’s ‘victory rally,’ more like a ‘We told you so” tour. The president-elect notes his win over McMullin. Chaffettz says he will probe any alleged ...

Gingrich pokes fun at Romney for “sucking up” to Trump. The president-elect to visit Utah on his victory tour. Obamacare signups have gone up in Utah, nationally.
Happy Thursday. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is poking fun at Mitt Romney for “sucking up” to President-elect Donald Trump in hop...
Gingrich pokes fun at Romney for “sucking up” to Trump. The president-elect to visit Utah on his victory tour. Obamacare signups have gone up in Utah,...

Trump aide says he won’t pursue investigations of Hillary Clinton. Poll shows most Americans think Trump will do a good job as president. Utah AG warns against a Muslim registry.
Happy Tuesday. Two weeks after Election Day, most Americans say President-elect Donald Trump will ultimately do a good ...
Trump aide says he won’t pursue investigations of Hillary Clinton. Poll shows most Americans think Trump will do a good job as president. Utah AG warn...

House GOP readies big agenda under President Trump. Hughes reportedly in talks over Transportation secretary gig. Kanter concedes to Snelgrove.
Happy Monday. The House GOP, stoked about a Republican White House, is already mapping out its agenda for next year: Repealing a host of late-issued Obama...
House GOP readies big agenda under President Trump. Hughes reportedly in talks over Transportation secretary gig. Kanter concedes to Snelgrove.
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Columnist: Hatch only one standing between Secretary of State Giuliani and President Giuliani. Hatch could seek an eighth term. Legislature passes gas tax fix.
Happy Thursday. A columnist for the Detroit Free Press notes that with some of the more surprising names being floated for President-elect...
Columnist: Hatch only one standing between Secretary of State Giuliani and President Giuliani. Hatch could seek an eighth term. Legislature passes gas...

Trump protesters could form the ‘tea party of the left.’ Poll: More Utahns get their political news from TV. Mountain Accord fans testify before Congress.
Happy Wednesday. Leaders of the groups organizing some of the first outbursts of direct action in response to Donald Trump’s surprise election ...
Trump protesters could form the ‘tea party of the left.’ Poll: More Utahns get their political news from TV. Mountain Accord fans testify before Congr...

Liberal groups prepare to fight President Trump. Critics worry about Trump top aide’s ties to the alt-right. Top Oversight Dem asks Chaffetz to probe Trump’s business associations.
Happy Tuesday. Liberal groups are preparing for war under Donald Trump. Top Democratic operatives are huddling this w...
Liberal groups prepare to fight President Trump. Critics worry about Trump top aide’s ties to the alt-right. Top Oversight Dem asks Chaffetz to probe ...

Five takeaways from President-elect Trump’s first five days. Trump won the Mormon vote, but lagged in Utah. Protesters keep civil in Utah gatherings.
Happy Monday. President-elect Donald Trump is learning what he’s going to face the next four years -- and so are Americans. Trump is compulsively im...
Five takeaways from President-elect Trump’s first five days. Trump won the Mormon vote, but lagged in Utah. Protesters keep civil in Utah gatherings.
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Five things to watch for in tonight’s presidential debate. Utah officials push back on Trump’s ‘rigged election’ talk. Ute Indian Tribe funnels $100k into anti-PLI PAC.
Happy Wednesday. Tonight brings the final debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and with only 20 days to go until the ...
Five things to watch for in tonight’s presidential debate. Utah officials push back on Trump’s ‘rigged election’ talk. Ute Indian Tribe funnels $100k ...

<p class=”p1”><span class=”s1”>Happy Thursday. Utah has long been a fly-over state for presidential candidates, not worth a candidate’s time to drop in or even mention because the state is reliable red. Not now. And Hillary Clinton is making a push to win over the state. At a rally in Pu...
<p class=”p1”><span class=”s1”>Happy Thursday. Utah has long been a fly-over state for presidential candidates, not worth a candidate’s ti...

Trump-Clinton-McMullin statistically tied in new Utah poll. The state could now be in play. Clinton releases new ‘Mormons for Hillary’ video.
Happy Wednesday. A new poll by Y2 Analytics shows Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Donald Trump, and independent Evan McMullin are statistically tied fo...
Trump-Clinton-McMullin statistically tied in new Utah poll. The state could now be in play. Clinton releases new ‘Mormons for Hillary’ video.
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The Hillary Clinton campaign is making another push at attracting Mormon voters with a new web video released as several top GOP officials and the LDS Church-owned newspaper in Utah are distancing themselves from Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The new video, featuring a bipartisan group of members...
The Hillary Clinton campaign is making another push at attracting Mormon voters with a new web video released as several top GOP officials and the LDS...

Trump supporters starting to worry their guy may lose. Third-party candidates target Utah. State election officials: Too late to remove Trump’s name from ballot.
Happy Tuesday. Even the most die-hard Donald Trump supporters are starting to get worried. As Trump bounces from one controversy to anot...
Trump supporters starting to worry their guy may lose. Third-party candidates target Utah. State election officials: Too late to remove Trump’s name f...

Poll shows Pence favored as 2020 presidential candidate. Romney and Huntsman tied in popularity in Utah. LDS Church says no retirement age for its apostles.
Happy Friday. We know, it’s not even Election Day 2016, but there’s already talk of the presidential race four years from now. Mike Pence’s n...
Poll shows Pence favored as 2020 presidential candidate. Romney and Huntsman tied in popularity in Utah. LDS Church says no retirement age for its apo...

Trump looks to the West for election salvation. But mispronounces Nevada. Also, Snow goes after Lee over religious freedom bill and Lee wants Obama to ask for a declaration of war in Syria.
Happy Thursday. Donald Trump pledged his appeal to working class whites would put new states in play, openin...
Trump looks to the West for election salvation. But mispronounces Nevada. Also, Snow goes after Lee over religious freedom bill and Lee wants Obama to...

Team Trump is running out of time to regain momentum. SL Co. recorder struggles to answer basic questions. Stewart faces Albarran in debate.
Happy Wednesday. Republicans’ sense of relief was palpable after VP nominee Mike Pence’s performance on Tuesday, but the GOP’s window to regain momentum is r...
Team Trump is running out of time to regain momentum. SL Co. recorder struggles to answer basic questions. Stewart faces Albarran in debate.
Happy W...